Guns
Project 30-06: Part One
By Aaron Carr- 15th Sep, 2020
- 7 Comments
My old faithful rifle was a 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser. It was accurate and while I had downed a few animals with it, the cartridge...
Forty Plus Years With the .308 Winchester: Part 1. The Early Years
By Grandpa Mac- 4th Aug, 2020
- 6 Comments
Sometime in the mid 1970’s I walked into the long-gone Carlton Sports Shop in Hastings and purchased...
Testfire: Mauser M18 Cerakote in 7mm Rem. Mag.
By Nik Maxwell- 3rd Aug, 2020
- 0 Comments
Having used a Mauser actioned and chambered rifle for much of my hunting and shooting career...
A new lease of life!
By Keith Deed- 21st Jul, 2020
- 9 Comments
Keith Deed refurbishes a classic .303...
The StG44 (Sturmgewehr 44) Assault Rifle
By Tim Watson- 15th Jul, 2020
- 0 Comments
Tim Watson shoots a revolutionary WWII German design...
Testfire: Winchester XPR Cerakote .223 Remington
By Nik Maxwell- 19th Jun, 2020
- 3 Comments
I first reviewed a Winchester XPR way back in issue #164 of NZG&H. That particular gun was chambered in .243 Win...
When is a Mosin Nagant not a Mosin Nagant?
By Mark Wheeler- 16th Jun, 2020
- 3 Comments
In 1917, after the Russian revolution, Finland seized an opportunity, declared its independence from Russia, and after a brief war in 1918 the Russians retreated...
Turn up the temperature!
By Matthew Cameron- 6th Jun, 2020
- 0 Comments
Matthew Cameron discusses cartridge case annealing...
The Care and Feeding of Old Soldiers
By Grandpa Mac- 20th May, 2020
- 5 Comments
Grandpa Mac discusses reloading two 1940 era .303s...
Sako Stories: Revamping a Vixen
By Martin Auldist- 15th May, 2020
- 0 Comments
A decade after converting his Sako .222 to .204 Ruger Martin Auldist gives his verdict…
Old rifles can be interesting...
By Mark Wheeler- 3rd May, 2020
- 10 Comments
Have a look at that old guy in the safe, chances are it has a pretty interesting story to tell...
Managing Component Variations
By Grandpa Mac- 24th Mar, 2020
- 0 Comments
Consulting current load data sources is always a good idea and lets us spot any that are out of line...
A Matter of Opinion
By Matthew Cameron- 16th Mar, 2020
- 2 Comments
Much of what is written about firearms and ammunition is in the main just opinion, it may or may not have...
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Adam McGrath
The 'Fiordland Boys' taking some time to enjoy the view on the Fiordland tops!
Michael Kenyon
Michael Kenyon with a great pic of a fallow buck taken during a recent hunt!
Hayden Clarke
Hayden secured this chamois during a hunt in Central Otago. He shoots a Browning X-Bolt chambered in .308 Winchester.
Shannon Kubala
Shannon with a ripper fallow buck that he secured with his Tikka T3x chambered in .308 Winchester.
Jack McCabe
Jack McCabe (9 years old) with his first bull tahr on the deck using his Dads 22-250. A very proud moment for both Jack and his Dad.
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Steve Arthur
Steve with a tidy fallow buck that he secured during a hunt in the South Head area. Steve shoots a Tikka chambered in .308 Win.
Rodel Ramilloza
Rodel secured this 10pt red stag during a hunt in the Dunsdale area. The rifle is a custom built Remington 700 chambered in 6.5-284 and topped with a Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5x25-50 scope.
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